Former US Senator Joe Lieberman dies at age 82: media reports | Obituaries News

A family statement said the four-term senator and vice presidential candidate died from complications after a fall.

Joe Lieberman, Al Gore’s running mate during the hotly contested 2000 presidential election, has died at age 82 after suffering complications from a fall.

United States media announced his death on Tuesday afternoon, citing a family statement.

One of the few high-profile independents in the US political sphere, Lieberman largely caucused with the Democrat Party during his four terms as a senator, representing the state of Connecticut.

But he identified as a centrist, and…

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